Visual & Performing Arts

View these videos for an up-close view of art and artists. This section includes painters, sculptors, graphic arts, photographers and also traditional artistry like basketry and woodworking.

Capoeira Instructor Brandon Glenn | Original SC

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Meet Brandon Glenn, a Capoeira instructor who blends strength, rhythm, and culture in every movement. Discover the power and passion of Capoeira through his teachings here in the Palmetto state.

Royal March of the Lion | Carnival of the Animals

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Royal March of the Lion | Carnival of the Animals

The Elephant | Carnival of the Animals

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The Elephant | Carnival of the Animals

Aquarium | Carnival of the Animals

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Aquarium | Carnival of the Animals

Wild Horses | Carnival of the Animals

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Wild Horses | Carnival of the Animals

Fossils | Carnival of the Animals

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Fossils | Carnival of the Animals

Tortoises | Carnival of the Animals

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Tortoises | Carnival of the Animals

Swan | Carnival of the Animals

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Swan | Carnival of the Animals

Hens and Roosters | Carnival of the Animals

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Hens and Roosters | Carnival of the Animals

Aviary | Carnival of the Animals

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Aviary | Carnival of the Animals

Characters with Long Ears | Carnival of the Animals

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Characters with Long Ears | Carnival of the Animals

The Cuckoo in the Depth of Woods | Carnival of the Animals

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The Cuckoo in the Depth of Woods | Carnival of the Animals

Student DREAMers Alliance WhatWorksSC

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Grades: Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5

2024 Finalist The Student DREAMers Alliance (SDA) is a leadership accelerator that equips students to succeed in college and beyond, creating a pipeline of future Hispanic leaders. An initiative of...

Camp iRock WhatWorksSC

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Grades: Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5

2024 Finalist A partnership between United Way of Pickens County, the School District of Pickens County, the YMCA of Easley, Pickens and Powdersville, and Call Me MiSTER, Camp iRock is an innovative...

Spark! Inspiring Tomorrow's Readers Through Drama | WhatWorksSC

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Grades: Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5

2024 Winner Spark is an outreach program of the SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities that seeks to use evidence-driven drama strategies to effectively support reading and literacy efforts...

Voices on Cloth: Quilting for the Classroom: Peggie Hartwell | ABC Lessons | Arts Grow SC Resources

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The host of this segment interviews a SC quilter of exceptional talent, Peggie Hartwell. They discuss how quilting can be used in the classrooms to help students synthesize complex ideas, emotions and...

Voices on Cloth: The Quilt of Consciousness: Peggie Hartwell | ABC Lessons | Arts Grow SC Resources

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Peggie uses quilting to bring out complex ideas centered on social justice & racial discrimination.

Voices on Cloth: The Art of Quilting: Peggie Hartwell | ABC Lessons | Arts Grow SC Resources

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Peggie shares her story and how she has used quilting to tell stories.

The Colors of Earth: Making Paint from Plants: Kristy Bishop | ABC Lessons | Arts Grow SC Resources

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Humans have been making paints and inks from nature for millennia. Kristy Bishop will demonstrate how to make lake pigments and turn them into paint. A lake is a pigment that has been extracted from a...

The Colors of Earth: Cassava and Clay Resist Dyeing with Indigo: Kristy Bishop | ABC Lessons | Arts Grow SC Resources

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Using cassava (aka yuka or manioc) flour and a clay paste, Kristy Bishop will demonstrate how to apply these mediums to fabric for resist dyeing. Both the cassava and clay can be applied to fabric by...

The Colors of Earth: Indigo Dyeing and its Role in SC: Kristy Bishop | ABC Lessons | Arts Grow SC Resources

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Indigo is the rich and beautiful blue dye that comes from the indigo plant. In SC, Indigofera suffruticosa was grown on plantations as a cash crop sold to England during the 18th century. This blue...

Creating Poetry and a Portrait with Allison Pitre | Asynchronous Studio Lessons

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Grades: 3 4 5

Allison Pitre (Meadowfield Elementary School) leads an art lesson on creating poetry in a portrait, which is half of a portrait, containing a poem in the background.